Tangerine Dream (Capsicum annuum)

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This plant produces small, 3 in fruits with a small amount of heat. These fruits are best used in salads or pickled. This is a sweet pepper with small fruits less than 3 inches long. The fruits ripen from green to bright orange.

Planting/Harvesting Notes

  • Plant in full sun and well draining soil
  • Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart
  • Matures in 70-75 days

Seed Saving

To save seed, allow the pepper to turn orange on the plant, then harvest, cut the pepper, scrape out the seeds and dry on a flat surface such as a screen, paper plate or baking sheet. Allow to dry for 1-2 weeks and then store in a paper envelope.

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